by Jared Garrett | Nov 28, 2011 | Blog, The Thanks Series
This is for former flames. I thought it would be appropriate to take a few minutes to thank these ladies because each has had an important influence on my life. I want to be grateful to them for helping me become who I am. I have to point out that I dated other people...
by Jared Garrett | Nov 7, 2011 | Blog, The Thanks Series
1. The Owens Family. Led by Cherry and Brent, the Owens family played a big part of my senior and ensuing years. They were unceasingly generous with their home, frequently tolerating and somehow welcoming large groups of loud teenagers who played games and music until...
by Jared Garrett | Oct 31, 2011 | Blog, The Thanks Series
Because of exhaustion and ironic injury, this was not published on Sunday. And I missed a couple of weeks due to exhaustion. If you follow me on Twitter, you know why I’ve been so tired. If you’d like to know about the ironic injury, message me or comment...
by Jared Garrett | Sep 26, 2011 | Blog, The Thanks Series
Today’s installment of the Thanks Series is, due to a moral imperative, about family. 1. Annemarie Hintze Garrett. I met Hotness in Honors Writing class. I was early; she was late. I was nearly 23, was very single, and had very recently returned from a church...
by Jared Garrett | Sep 24, 2011 | Blog
I’ve been thinking about it, and I haven’t been going about it all wrong, but I’ve really missed something fundamental. The thing is, I started life in a strange way. The first seventeen years of my life were simply very unusual, and could be seen to...